Principal cast
Kanu Bannerjee, Karuna Banerjee, Subir Banerjee, Runki Banerjee and Uma Dasgupta
Film 126 of 498 on the Screen Path
Pather Panchali
About the film
Pather Panchali at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1955 film at stop 126 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. Alone, his wife, Sarbojaya, looks after her rebellious daughter, Durga, and her young son, Apu, as well as Harihar's elderly aunt Indir. The children enjoy the small pleasures of their difficult life, while their parents suffer the daily indignities heaped upon them.
Key craft credits
Subrata Mitra (director of photography), Dulal Dutta (editor), Ravi Shankar (original music composer), Satyajit Ray (screenplay) and Bansi Chandragupta (production design)
- Director
- Satyajit Ray
- Release
- 1955-08-26
- Runtime
- 125 minutes
- Genres
- Drama and History
- Country
- India
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
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Full cast
- Kanu BannerjeeCharacter: Harihar Roy
- Karuna BanerjeeCharacter: Sarbajaya Roy
- Subir BanerjeeCharacter: Apurba 'Apu' Roy
- Runki BanerjeeCharacter: Little Durga Roy
- Uma DasguptaCharacter: Durga Roy
- Chunibala DeviCharacter: Indir Thakrun
- Tulsi ChakrabortyCharacter: Prasanna
- Haren BanerjeeCharacter: Chinibas
- Binoy MukherjeeCharacter: Baidyanath Majumdar
- Reba DeviCharacter: Seja Thakrun
- Aparna DeviCharacter: Nilmoni's Wife
- Nibhanani DeviCharacter: Dasi Thakurun
Full crew
Full crew
- Satyajit RayCredits: Director, Screenplay, Producer
- Subrata MitraCredits: Director of Photography
- Dulal DuttaCredits: Editor
- Bansi ChandraguptaCredits: Producer, Production Design, Art Direction
- Anil ChoudhuryCredits: Production Manager
- Ashish BarmanCredits: Assistant Director
- Santi ChatterjeeCredits: Assistant Director
- Subir HajraCredits: Assistant Director
- Bhupen GhoshCredits: Sound
- Ravi ShankarCredits: Original Music Composer
- Bibhutibhushan BandyopadhyayCredits: Novel
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